IDEA OF CREATING ARMENIAN-TURKISH HISTORIANS COMMISSION PROVES TURKEY’S VENTURESOME POLICY
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18.06.2009 17:20 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The idea of setting up historians’ commission
demonstrates the venturesome and threatening character of Turkish
diplomacy, whereas US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon
supports such policy, David Davtyan expert-analyst of ANALITIKA.at.ua
said. It is necessary, in the given context, to clarify whether such
position is supported by a senior statesman or it is Washington’s
official stance, the expert finds. "The idea of creating such
commission is simply absurd in terms of clarifying any problems. As
to Armenia and Armenian people, it is amoral, degrading and offensive
for them to get involved in such affairs. It doesn’t practically make
any sense to discuss anything with a state which refers to Erzroum
castle as a ‘V century Turkish construction’. This is what we see on
an information placard placed at the entrance of the castle. History
tells us that the Turkish invasion of Armenia and Asia Minor began
in the XI century. As to the placard, it just demonstrates Turkish
historiographers’ cynicism and proneness to falsify facts. This is
how they interpret everything concerning Armenia and Armenians,"
Davtyan noted.
No wonder that Armenian Genocide – the massive annihilation of
Armenians – slips the attention of the false scholars. "Gordon’s
statement is simply shocking. During Congress hearings held on May
11, 1920, US legislative body adopted Resolution ¹359, declaring that
evidence brought during Foreign Affairs Committee hearings proved the
truthfulness of the crimes committed against Armenians. Thus, Armenians
do not have anything to clarify with Turkish historians, considering
that Armenian Genocide was long ago recognized by several well-known
international institutions. Whereas officials like Gordon question
the Resolution adopted by their own parliament. In this regard, it
is necessary to ask RA Foreign Ministry whether Gordon really told
the truth, by stating that that the ‘road map’ contained a clause
on setting up historians’ joint commission. If so, why is the entire
Armenian nation in the dark, whereas some American diplomat is aware
of it? And furthermore, what served for authorities as a guideline for
introducing the clause? If not, MFA is required to demand explanations
from Washington. As well as explain to millions of Armenians what
clauses the ‘road map’ really contains," David Davtyan stressed.